How Billy Sample's Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Billy Sample posted a career Range Factor of 1.98, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 1984, posting 2.36, well below the league average of 3.08 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at .000, well below the league average of 3.23 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.36 in 1984 to 1.64 in 1985 and 1.23 in 1986. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Range Factor profile — ranging from .000 to 2.36 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Billy Sample Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for Billy Sample
Billy Sample
Range Factor
Career1.98
Season Avg.1.98
162 Game Avg.1.98
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Billy Sample Range Factor Per Season

Billy Sample's Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy Sample Range Factor per season line chart

Billy Sample Range Factor by Team

Billy Sample's career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy Sample career Range Factor by team bar chart

Billy Sample Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Billy Sample's career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Billy Sample Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Sample Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Sample's seasonal Range Factor alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Billy Sample Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Sample Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Sample's MLB career with Range Factor alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Billy Sample Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table